Profile

Martin Olszynski

— Bio —

Martin is an assistant professor of law at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law. Prior to joining the Faculty in 2013, he was counsel with the Department of Justice (Canada), practicing environmental and natural resrouces law in the legal services unit at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. During this period, he also spent time on secondment to the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Division at Environment Canada.

Martin holds a B. Sc. (Biology) and an LL.B., both from the University of Saskatchewan, and an LL.M. (specialization in environmental law) from the University of California at Berkeley. Following law school, Martin clerked for the Hon. Justice Denis Pelletier of the Federal Court of Appeal (2006). Prior to joining the University of Calgary, he was a part-time professor with the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, where he taught environmental law.